The Cook expedition, driven by strong westerly …
Years: 1777 - 1777
January
The Cook expedition, driven by strong westerly winds, reaches Van Diemen's Land on January 26, 1777, where they take on water and wood and become cursorily acquainted with the aborigines living there.
Locations
People
- Charles Clerke
- George III of Great Britain
- George Vancouver
- James Burney
- James Cook
- John Byron
- Omai
- Samuel Wallis
- William Bayly
- William Bligh
Groups
Topics
- Exploration of Oceania, European
- Voyages of scientific exploration, European and American
- Cook, Third Voyage of James
